Gore C5 All Mountain shorts review

Gore’s C5 All Mountain shorts are hardwearing, versatile and comfortable for everything from trail riding to enduro racing with quality features, fabric and a great cut. The Windstopper thigh and bum panels keep you dry and there’s plenty of ventilation for warmer days too. The only downside is the premium price. Buyer’s guide to mountain bike … Read more

off-road.cc’ 6 most read mountain bike reviews of 2018

You’ll have seen our off-road.cc Best Bike Awards published recently, awarding worthy winners a number of prizes to round out the year. But we also thought we’d take a look at the ‘most read’ bike review articles to see exactly what you liked reading about this year. It’s an interesting read, these bikes aren’t the ones you … Read more

Women’s Power Expert Saddle with MIMIC review

The new Women’s Power Saddle with MIMIC technology from Specialized is a pressure relieving seat that has eliminated soreness, created a saddle epiphany and simultaneously thrown a spanner in the works (in a good way) of the type of saddle I thought worked for me. Specialized launch new women’s Power Saddle with MIMIC tech Review – … Read more

5 cool things from Scott, ION and Castelli

It’s been a quiet time for the postie who’s not been knocking at the doors of off-road HQ this Christmas. Nevertheless, we still have a new gravel bike in from Scott, some women’s Castelli kit to ride it in and some brand new ION winter gear too.  How did our 2018 mountain biking trend predictions … Read more

Les Arcs Enduro2 pairs mountain bike race is back for 2019!

Les Arcs Enduro2 – the 3-day event that delivers lift-assisted stage racing in teams of two in the French Alps – is back after a 3-year break!  We rode the inaugural event and can confirm it is an absolute blast to race in pairs!  Our Bike of the Year is here! off-road.cc Best Buy Gravel Bike of 2018 The … Read more